DisrupTV

This week on episode 370, we interviewed Cristina Alaimo and Jannis Kalliniko, Co-authors of Data Rules: Reinventing the Market Economy, Charles Henderson, EVP of Cyber Security Services at Coalfire and Ron Miller, Enterprise Reporter at TechCrunch. Cristina Alaimo and Jannis Kalliniko discussed their book "Data Rules," emphasizing the sociological aspects of data and its impact on organizations and society. Charles Henderson highlighted cybersecurity challenges, noting that despite significant spending, security remains broken due to motivated adversaries and poor prioritization. Ron Miller discussed AI's financial impact, noting that it diverts budgets from cybersecurity and lacks clear ROI metrics. Cloud revenues were also examined, with major tech companies reporting strong growth despite economic headwinds. Topics covered include: 📌 Why is it important to look at data in a wider, socioeconomic context? How can we conceive of data as a social function? 📌 How has data influenced the social structures and people around them? 📌 Why is security still broken today? 📌 The issues involved in measuring ROI on generative AI 📌 Does generative AI hype match what's happening with companies at this point? 📌 The Google-Wiz deal falling through in the wake of the Google-HubSpot deal collapsing and what it means for Google Cloud 📌 Are AI agents the next big thing in AI? DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

This week on episode 369, we interviewed Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Fellow at Stimson Center and Business Executives for National Security, Miriam Vogel, President and CEO of Equal AI and Teresa Carlson, General Catalyst Advisor, PagerDuty Board Member, Finch AI Board Member/Investor, Commure and Karat Board Member, Vice-Chair White House Historical Association and Investor. Topics covered include: 📌 Ethics, governance and impact of AI on future of business 📌 Why boards need pragmatic AI leadership 📌 How to be ready for external actors misuse and abuse of GenAI DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

This week on episode 368, we interviewed Ryan Aytay, CEO of Tableau, John Mullins, PhD, London Business School professor and author of Break the Rules! The Six Counter-Conventional Mindsets of Entrepreneurs that Can Help Anyone Change the World and Leslie Zane, Author of The Power of Instinct: The New Rules of Persuasion in Business and Life. Topics covered include: 📌 The power of community in enterprise software 📌 What’s missing for enterprise AI to take off 📌 The most important workforce skills in an AI-powered world 📌 The six counter conventional mindsets of entrepreneurs that can help anyone change the world 📌 The new rules of persuasion in business and life DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

Grant Halloran, Kartik Hosanagar, and Steve Dennis discuss AI's impact on businesses, leadership in a disruptive economy, and radical changes needed to stay competitive. They also touch on AI in Hollywood and predictions for driving value with AI in the future.

This week on episode 366, we interviewed Christopher Lochhead, thirteen-time #1 bestselling CoAuthor, #1 charting business dialogue podcaster, co-creator of Category Pirates and is best known as a "godfather" of Category Design and Matt Beane, Author of The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines. Topics covered include: 📌 Skills and humans in the AI and robotic age 📌 A closer look at the new announcement from Apple 📌 Tribute to Bill Walton DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Dominic Rizzo, ex-Google leader and founder of Google’s OpenTitan Project and founder and CEO of zeroRISC, Alex Dang is a CEO, a senior technology executive, and an advisor on technology and innovation and co-author of The Venture Mindset and Michael Norton, Author of The Ritual Effect. Topics covered include: 📌 The importance of having a venture mindset and rituals 📌 How to make smarter bets and achieve extraordinary growth DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R "Ray" Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

This week on a special edition episode, we interviewed Michael Israel, CIO New England Patriots, Josh Carley, VP, Technology, TD Garden & Boston Bruins, Brian Shield, SVP, CTO Boston Red Sox and Jay Wessland, CTO Boston Celtics. DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt, and Joe Davis, Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Author of The Generous Leader. Topics covered include: 📌 Security challenges In the eye of the AI storm: 2024 study highlights the push-pull relationships cyber security teams have with AI. 📌 What is generous leadership and how can it lead to profound benefits? DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R "Ray" Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

This week on episode 363, we interviewed Jeff Willinger, Microsoft MVP, Advisory and Digital Experience Director, James Whitemore, Chief Growth Officer at Celigo and Joe Boggio and Peter Leyden, Co-founders of Reinvent Futures and Hosts of The AI Age Begins, https://peterleyden.substack.com/, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpnRrvcqCaa8ddT8hYs3mg. Topics covered include: - How will generative AI impact the future of work? - What is the impact of generative AI in the retail industry? - What leadership challenges does generative AI introduce? DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.

This week on episode 361, we interviewed Sally Helgesen, Author, Speaker and Leadership Coach, Conrad Shaw, UBI Trial Manager & Series Co-Creator of Bootstraps docuseries, Co-Founder of Comingle, Co-Founder of Income to Support All Foundation and Creator of UBIcalculator and Scott Santens, Founder and President of Income to Support All Foundation. Sally discussed the importance of organizational culture, and how the present activism against diversity, equity, and inclusion is not likely to affect corporate commitment in the long term. She also talked about the biggest changes she has seen in women's leadership and what the biggest disruptors have been. Conrad and Scott focused their conversation around universal basic income and how good it would be for the economy in terms of economic growth and small business stimulus. They also touched on their work at the Income to Support All Foundation. DisrupTV is a weekly podcast with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.